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CUTBACK Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word cutback. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word cutback. (close relations)
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austerity
nounn
noun

• the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

curtailment
nounn
noun

• the temporal property of being cut short

• the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

• the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

deduction
nounn
noun

• a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

• an amount or percentage deducted

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

• reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

• the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

downsizing
nounn
noun

• the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

pruning
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that has been pruned off of a plant

• the act of trimming a plant

reduction
nounn
noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• the act of reducing complexity

retrenchment
nounn
noun

• entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

• the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

saving
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an act of economizing; reduction in cost

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

• the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

adjective satellite

• bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

• characterized by thriftiness

slashing
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• as if striking with slashing blows

economizing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• use cautiously and frugally

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Best Hypernyms For CUTBACK

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cutback, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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decrease diminution reduction step-down

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